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Nation Alliance
Is a new electoral alliance in the making under Meral Akşener?

| Opinion
Recent remarks by Good Party Chairwoman Meral Akşener about the links between the Peoples’ Democratic …
  • Nation Alliance
    Opinion

    With allegations of a coup d’etat in the making and claims of an early election in the works, there is increased activity in Turkey’s national political arena, as rumors circulate around competing electoral alliances.
  • natioThe Nation Alliance (Turkish: Millet İttifakı)n-alliance
    Opinion

    With Parliament back from summer recess, Turkey's political scene is heating up. The Good Party (İP), part of the opposition-led Nation Alliance, announced that it will leave the alliance if the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) joins it.
  • CHP - HDP - İYİ Parti
    Opinion

    The Istanbul rerun election fueled new developments in Turkish politics. There is an ongoing discussion on a range of issues including the presidential system and the prospect of new political parties. The newfound "self-confidence" of Kurdish nationalists deserves particular attention in this context. The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) takes credit for the Republican People's Party's (CHP) success in the March 31 and June 23 elections. As a matter of fact, it dates its influence back to the June 2018 elections.

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  • Turkey

    Some words are capable of designating more than what they seem to mean. The word alliance, which has become a cornerstone of Turkish politics in recent months, is one such example. In the wake of the July 2016 resistance and Turkey's transition to a presidential system, the ability to form and maintain alliances emerged as a key skill in the political arena.

  • Turkey's quest for pre-electoral alliances in local elections

    Although the recount of some ballots in Istanbul is ongoing, analysts have started to discuss the outcome of the local elections that took place in Turkey on Sunday. It will be hard to summarize the potential outcomes of the elections and their meaning but here are some critical points.

  • Turkish Elections

    Turkey will hold municipal elections tomorrow. The People's Alliance and the Nation Alliance have worked very hard to win over undecided voters and maximize turnout.

  • People walk in front of an election billboard depicting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli of the People's Alliance, ahead of the March 31 local elections, Istanbul, March 22, 2019.

    If the People's Alliance succeeds in the elections, the AK Party and the MHP may deepen their ties and continue to institutionalize the new political system, buoyed by this enthusiasm

  • Analysis: The March 31 Local Elections in Turkey

    This analysis explains the March 2019 local election’s significance to Turkish politics and concentrates on the ways in which the visions of various political parties for local government have changed over the years.

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